Andrew Foster (1732 - 1786)

Born 1732 in Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, now in Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1786 at about age 54 in District 96, South Carolina, United States, now Greenwood County

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Biography

Andrew was born in 1732. His parents were John Charles Foster (1700-1747) and Rachel Elizabeth (Philpott) Foster (1710-1754). Andrew passed away in 1786.

Andrew was listed on as a 1779 resident of the Old 96th District (township), as were eight others with the Foster surname.^[1]

Possibly related Fosters:

F236 FOSTER Alexander 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

F236 FOSTER Andrew 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

F236 FOSTER James 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

F236 FOSTER James Jun. 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

F236 FOSTER John 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

F236 FOSTER John, Jr. 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

F236 FOSTER Moses 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

F236 FOSTER Samuel Jun. 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

F236 FOSTER Samuel Sen. 1779 Old 96th D SC No Twp. Listed

Andrew's will was probated in 1786 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.^[2]

Location Notes

Excerpted from Ninety-Six District, South Carolina^[3]

Ninety-Six District (not "96th") is a former judicial district in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It existed as a district from July 29, 1769 to December 31, 1799. The court house and jail for Ninety-Six District were in Ninety Six, South Carolina.... [Note: The town of Ninety Six, South Carolina, appears to currently be in Greenwood County, South Carolina.]

As people settled the backcountry, judicial districts and additional counties were organized. This structure continued and grew after the Revolutionary War. In 1798, all counties were re-identified as "elective districts" to be effective on January 1, 1800. In 1868, the districts were converted back to counties.[1] The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682.[2]

:Ninety-Six District was created on July 29, 1769, as the most western of the seven original districts within the Province of South Carolina. Its boundaries included the current Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield, Saluda, Greenwood, Laurens, Union, and Spartanburg counties; much of Cherokee and Newberry counties; and small parts of Aiken and Greenville counties.

See maps at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:District_96%2C_South_Carolina

• Fact: Burial (1783) , Abbeville, South Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ 1779 Census of District 96, SC. File: SCCOLONY.TXT, UpLoaded to AOL Dec. 21, 1995. By: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/colonial/sccolony.txt
2. ↑ See text of Will, etc. at South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/331575:9080?tid=&pid=&queryId=4802a682-fd0d-4bb7-8ff9-74cd15a2a7fc&_phsrc=TrM1059&_phstart=successSource
3. ↑ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-Six_District,_South_Carolina

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